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Contact MeHummingbird Announces the Release of Hummingbird Connectivity™ 2006
Latest version features support for x64 platforms and X Window release - X11R6.8
Toronto – August 8, 2005 - Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ: HUMC, TSX: HUM), a leading global provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solutions and network connectivity solutions, today announced the immediate availability of Hummingbird Connectivity™ 2006, its feature-rich, robust and secure suite of products including Exceed®, NFS Maestro™, HostExplorer™ and Connectivity Secure Shell™. Hummingbird Connectivity 2006 provides a single, consolidated solution that allows organizations to securely integrate heterogeneous legacy infrastructures, such as UNIX® or Mainframe, with Windows® desktops, enabling customers to meet business continuity and corporate governance requirements.
The Hummingbird Connectivity 2006 suite supports Windows® 2000, Windows® XP Professional, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server™ 2003 and Windows Server™ 2003 x64 Edition. In addition, all products in the suite support Windows® Terminal Server Edition and Citrix® Presentation Server™.
“Hummingbird Connectivity continues to deliver unparalleled product functionality and substantive return on investment,” said Barry Litwin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hummingbird Ltd. “With the release of Hummingbird Connectivity 2006 we stand by our tradition of continued growth and advancement of our products by offering numerous industry-first, innovative and user-driven features. Our customers have always been instrumental in our development efforts over the years and together we have achieved the success that keeps Hummingbird at the forefront of the IT industry.”
x64 Platforms Support
Hummingbird is ready for the 64-bit era with the support of the new Microsoft Windows x64 family. Hummingbird is the only vendor to offer x64 support for its entire suite of connectivity software comprised of PC X Server, Terminal Emulation and PC-based Network File System (NFS) software. With support for x64, Hummingbird Connectivity 2006 customers will experience faster, more efficient delivery of business critical applications, reducing costs, increasing productivity and improving the effectiveness of their overall business operations.
Exceed
Continuing its leadership in the PC X Server market, Hummingbird is the first to offer support for the latest X Window release by the X.Org Foundation - the consortium empowered with the stewardship and collaborative development of the X Window System technology and standards. Through the support for X11R6.8, users will be able to fully experience the superior computing enivornment that is offered by the X Window system.
NFS Maestro
Adapting to the changing NFS market and led by the growing importance of enterprise storage solutions in the industry, the NFS Maestro product family continues to provide value-added, enterprise-oriented features that promote tight, yet transparent, integration with operating systems and other enterprise infrastructures. The first and only PC NFS vendor with support for NFSv4, closely coupled with enterprise directory services, strong security implementation, and armed with advanced software administration features, NFS Maestro 2006 will continue to be the most advanced and powerful PC NFS solution in the market.
HostExplorer
Multiple Profile Space, a new feature of HostExplorer 2006, allows organizations to manage multiple locations from which profiles and connection settings are stored. Storage locations include local drives, remote file systems, or LDAP directories. User access rights are enforced through a seamless integration with Microsoft Windows ACLs, or LDAP ACLs.
Hummingbird Security
Hummingbird Security 2006, comprised of Connectivity Secure Shell™, Connectivity SecureTerm™, Connectivity Kerberos™, Connectivity SSL™ and Hummingbird SOCKS Client™, features a robust and complete security set across all of its product families and components in order to help organizations meet their security and compliance objectives.
Availability: Hummingbird Connectivity 2006 is available immediately. For more information, please visit: http://connectivity.hummingbird.com.
About Hummingbird Connectivity™
Hummingbird Connectivity is a comprehensive set of core network technologies that enables the enterprise to connect to any type of legacy system. Hummingbird Connectivity seamlessly delivers enterprise mission critical data to the user desktop. Based on robust and recognized standards, every Hummingbird Connectivity product is designed to bridge the gap between legacy systems and enterprise users by delivering the quickest, easiest, and most secure single point of access to UNIX systems, Mainframes and AS/400s.
About Hummingbird
Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ: HUMC, TSX: HUM) is a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions. The Company's enterprise software solutions fall into two principal categories: enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, and network connectivity solutions. Hummingbird's ECM solutions enable organizations to manage the lifecycle of enterprise content from creation to disposition, thereby enabling organizations to address critical business needs, such as information management, business continuity, compliance and risk mitigation. The network connectivity solutions provide a comprehensive set of core network technologies that enables the enterprise to connect to any type of legacy system.
Founded in 1984, Hummingbird employs over 1,525 people and serves more than 33,000 customers, including 90% of Fortune 100. Hummingbird solutions are sold directly from 40 offices worldwide and through our Alliance Network of partners and resellers. For more information, visit http://www.hummingbird.com
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Hummingbird Contacts
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Dan Coombes
Director, Investor Relations Hummingbird Ltd. Tel: 416- 496-2200 ext. 6359 |
Michele Stevenson
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Hummingbird Ltd. Tel: 416 496-2200 ext. 2263 michele.stevenson@hummingbird.com |
